ONGOING
PMKSY – Watershed Development Component 2.0
Chapadgaon Cluster, Shevgaon Block, Ahilyanagar District
October 2025 to October 2026
Overview
Paryavaran Resource Centre is the Project Implementing Agency (PIA) for Project No. 03 of the Chapadgaon Cluster under PMKSY – Watershed Development Component 2.0. The project covers 7 villages in Shevgaon Block, Ahilyanagar. Paryavaran facilitates village-level planning and mobilisation of farmers, women, SHGs, Gram Panchayats and Watershed Committees, and supports soil and moisture conservation, water harvesting, groundwater recharge, land development, capacity building, livelihoods, monitoring and community ownership of watershed assets.
Role: Project Implementation Agency (PIA)
Partner: Soil and Water Conservation Department, Ahilyanagar
Objective
Participatory, sustainable watershed development based on local needs and available natural resources.
Coverage
- Project no.
- 03
- Cluster
- Chapadgaon Cluster
- Role
- Project Implementing Agency (PIA)
- Block
- Shevgaon
- District
- Ahilyanagar, Maharashtra
- Villages covered
- 7
- Status
- Ongoing
- Key themes
- Watershed development, soil and water conservation, groundwater recharge, sustainable agriculture, livelihoods
Activities
- Formation and strengthening of Watershed Committees
- Baseline Survey and Participatory Rural Appraisal (PRA)
- Capacity Building Programmes
- Preparation of Detailed Project Reports (DPR)
- Natural Resource Management Planning
- Soil and Water Conservation Activities
- Community Mobilization and Institution Building
- Monitoring, Documentation, and Reporting
Impact
- Increased groundwater recharge and water availability (expected)
- Improved soil health and agricultural productivity (expected)
- Reduced runoff and soil erosion (expected)
- Enhanced climate resilience (expected)
- Strengthened community institutions (expected)
- Sustainable livelihoods and improved rural economy (expected)
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